Posted: May 17, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: And my very first geocoin has been purchased and arrived!

Well... due to my extreme love of the Crocodile Hunter series, Steve Irwin, and generally anything that the two stood for... I went and bought the "Crikey" fundraiser geocoin. AND IT'S JUST ARRIVED

...The cat was also curious

Anyhoo... it's awesome. I'm sure this is bound to get me started on an addiction to geocoins in some form or another... but I'm quite pleased with it .

And me being me, I'm going to be making a chainmail wrap for it so I can have it dangle from somewhere or another I'll post a pic of that once it's done._________________=======================
Planet Zebeth - Metroid with a twist

Hurrah! And I've finished the chainmail wrap for it. It's a 3/4 persian weave, 18gauge stainless steel, 3/8" rings down the spine, and 3/16" rings on the sides. Just gotta come up with a nice-looking style of chain weave to run from it to hang it from something

Just a quick update on the progress with the coin. I've added a chain to it as well, in my own over-complicated manner :

I didn't want a straight-on connection, so I decided to use a full persian weave, and split it into two half persian 3-1 chains, which then attach to the coin wrap itself. Then, to have a smaller hanging chain, I tapered down the full persian with smaller rings, and wove a Jens Pind weave off of the taper. Now it looks smooth, flows nicely, and the Jens Pind chain can be made as long as needed or wanted. The wire used was all 18 gauge stainless steel, and the ring sizes used were 3/8", 3/16", 5/32", and 1/8" ID. I'll let you pick out which is where _________________=======================
Planet Zebeth - Metroid with a twist

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